Metering device and coin selector



l Jan. 19, 1943.v c.= F. slsK z-:r-AL 2,308,836

METERIlllfrA DEVICE ND COIN SELECTOR Filed MaI'C'Fh 25, 1939 v5 Sheets-Sheet l arl' l @bbw l @Trap/vcr Jan.19,1943. 4 A F s|sK1ErA', 1,308,836.

METERING DEVICE AND- COIN SELECTOR liled Mafrch 2 5, 1959 5 Sheets-"Sheet 2 INVENTOR t 'n/n. /f- 55K;

` Jan. ,19, .1943. l I c'. F. s'lsK ETAL 2,308,836

" METERING DEVICE AND com SELECTOR Filed Marchs, 1959 5 sheets-sheet 4 Jan, 19,1943. c. F. sls'K ETAL. 213089835 METERING DEVICE AND COIN SELECTOR l Filed Marsh 25, 1939 5 Sheets-Sheet' 5 .I #vra/v70? Cefa.. PTS/sar A JOHN @Jvc/erom:

Patented Jan. 19, 1943 METERING DEVICE AND COIN SELECTOR Carl F. Sisk and John B. Morton, Jr., Dayton,

Ohio, assignors to The American Traffic Register Company, Dayton, Ohio, a company of Ohio Application March 25, 1939, Serial No. 264,186

15 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in metering devices of the coin operated type and has for its object to provide a metering device in which there are instrumentalities for selecting out slugs, washers and discharging them through an opening for that purpose.

t is also an object of this invention to provide a coin operated metering device in which there are travelling coin selecting instrumentalities which receive coins at different points and discharge them at a predetermined point.

It is also an object of this invention to provide a traveling instrumentality for receiving a coin at a deiinite point and thereafter discharging the coin into an adjustable coin selecting instrumentality at another po-int.

It is also an object of this invention to provide a coin selecting instrumentality moveable to a point to receive the coin and thereafter automatically return to its initial position for discharging the coin.

Itis also an object of this invention to provide a moveable outside coin selector which discharges the coin at a predetermined point in its movement into an inside coin selector, which latter selector moves from a coin receiving position to a coin discharging position and in so doing operates an indicating device.

It is also an object of this invention to provide a. metering device having a casing with display windows, an indicator and reilectors, with the reiiectors so arranged with relation to the windows and the indicator that light from outside sources illuminates the indicator.

It is also an object of this invention to provide a time metering device in which there is a power spring and a moveable outside coin selecting instrumentality so connected with said spring that it will wind the spring to produce a certain tension and thereafter will he inoperative to further wind the spring until the tension thereon has been reduced.

It is also an ebiect of this invention to provide a time metering device in which there is a power spring, an outside coin selecting device, a connection between the outside selecting device and the spring for winding the spring up, and a connection between the outside selecting device and the spring whereby the connection between the outside selecting device and the spring is broken and so maintained until the spring has been reduced in tension.

It is also an object of this invention to provide a vending machine' in which there is a power spring, a winding member and a connection between the spring and the winding member whereby the spring is wound to a denite tension and after the spring has reached said tension the connection between the winding member and the spring is broken so that any further movement of the winding member has no tendency to wind the spring until the tension thereof has been reduced to a denite point, said reduction of tension always being independent of any action of the winding member.

It is also an object of this invention to provide a vending device in which there is a moveable selector for separating coins from slugs, washers and tokens by outside diameter and thickness, by center solidarity and thickness, by weight and by contour of the faces ci the coins as distinguished from surfaces of slugs, washers and tokens.

It is an object of this invention to provide a moveable outside coin selector which discharges the coin at a predetermined point in its movement into an inside coin selector which latter selector automatically moves from a coin receiv-Y ing position to `a coin discharging position and in so moving operates a vending instrumentality.V

It is also an object of this invention to provide an outside moveable coin selector and an inside coin selector moveable by the outside coin selector, which inside coin selector at a certain "point in the movement of the coin selectors receives the coin from the outside coin selector and immediately thereafter is released whereby it automatically moves to its initial position independent of the outside coin selector and in moving to its initial position it operates a vending instrumentality.

. It is also an object of this invention to provide a parking meter operated to show or indicate a free parking time and at lea-st two other parking times of different durations, obtained by depositing coins of diierent denominations. It is also an object of this invention to provide a metering device having an instrumentality for receiving coins of different denominations and instrumentalities operated selectively by the coins for vending diiierent services.

Figure 1 is a rear elevation of a complete vending machine showing one observing Window, one escutcheon and a coin box holding closure.

Figure 2 is a view looking toward the right hand side of Figure 1 with the lower part in section to show the coin box holding lug.

Figure 3 is a section cut through various parts to show as much of the mechanism as possible. Section does not follow a straight line.

g Figure V10 is ag View of the latch and clock lstarting mechanism taken from the leftihand side of Figure 9.

Figure11 is a top plan view' of a control plate for 4releasing the latchshown in Figures 9 and 10.

`lug II.

catch member 9 adapted to be engaged by a cooperating catch member 9 Von the'coin box. At each lateral edge of the closure is an inwardly extending resilient side plate IB, on the outerV side of which at the inner edge thereof is a These lugs II ride in grooves I 2 and eventually abut the vertical walls of the grooves around the opening 4 `when the closure is tilted outwardly about the projection 'I as a pivot. These side plates form keepers for aV coin box.

Atv the upper end of the closure is a lock I3 which has a plungerA I4 adapted to engage aco- Figure 12 is a View of the control plate shown y in Figure 11 taken from the right hand side thereof. l

Y Figure 13 is a view Vshowing the interior coin selecting instrumentalities in which the coin selecting parts are in theirinitial an-d coin discharging positions. I

Figure 14 is a view similar to Figure 13 but with the parts in theposition intermediate between' the coin discharging and coin receiving position. In thisgure the operating arms are shown intermediate their forward positions and their rearward positions. Y

Figure 15 shows the interior coin selector with the parts in the coin receivingv position. The operating arms are in their rearward positions.

. Figure 16 is a top plan view of a coin box adapted to receivethe coin after it has been discharged from the selector from the position as shown in Figure 13.

Figure 17 is a vertical section through the coin box on the line I 'I--II of Figure 16 partly broken away. A 1 J Figure 18 shows aV front elevation of a slug holding mechanism.

VFigure 19 isa'view similar to Figure 18, but

theV clock. l e Y Figure 24 isa side elevation of the reector and Y the 'supports therefore. Y

w The operating parts of the present invention aref 'enclosed within a case I which is made of" any'suitable material and has extended downwardlyV a hollow stem 2 whic'hmay be ,of any` suitable form'or shape, but preferably ini square.

This case has also, as forming a part thereof; a

cap 3 attached tothe main bodyl of thecase y by screws, or other suitable means. In the hollow stem is. anopening; 4 vclosed by a removable V.closure member 15 which has at its lower end a operating member-on the case forY locking theV closure in closedV position. In the front and in the rear of the case is an opening. The front opening is closed by an escutcheon plate I5 While' the rear opening is closed by an escutcheon plate I6. To the rear escutcheon plate one 'end cfa boltor rod' I1 is'attached. The other end Vof the Y rod is threaded to receive a lock I8 attached to the front escutcheon plate. By means of this bolt and lock these plates are firmly Ylocked in the case so that the openings closed thereby are securely closed up. In the cap'there are two lateral-V windows I 9 one at the front, the other at the rear. the window is a pointer I9 which in cooperation `with numbers on a drum later describedV indicates the parking time. In the top of the cap is a window 20 which serves to admit lightv to an inverted V-shaped reector 2l in the cap, by which Y the light is directed toward the lateral Windows and through the translucent indicator dial`or drum 33'.

Within the Vcasefis a frame 2l which has a l horizontal top or table part 22 which has mounted thereon a solid ,sheet metalmember (see Figs. 3V and 24) formed to provide fourV posts 23, feet 24,

by which the frame is attached to the table, in-

wardly extending arms 25, Vtwo downward ex-i tensions 26 on the armsfand the reflector 2'1 between the extensions 26. This reflector'isrimmediately beneath the window 2l)l and is formed Around this shaft 29 is a spider like member 32 whichhas` centrally thereof a plurality of upwardly extending andV converging, arms V33 united at their upper endsv and securely fastened to the shaft 29 so 'that when the shaft rotates the spider will rotate. The outer periphery of the spider is circular in shapeV and has attached .Y thereto the drum member 33' which' surrounds thereflectors and is adapted to rotate. This drum is composed of any suitable translucent material and' has numbers (such as 33a); thereon for indicating parking time in minutes orvfor anyV other desired purpose.

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Securely fastenedto the shaft 29 adjacent its f V Y pivot 3| is a friction disc. 35 and between this` disc and theY pinion 34 is a second friction disc Y 36 which is loosely mounted upon the shaft and frictionally engages a gear vwheel 31 which rests on the disc 35 and can rotate independent Vof i Inside each window and visible through Y Fixed .to the shaft!V 29 and spaced from the table 22 is a pinion 34 for rotating-the shaft, spiderandjdrum to Vindif'Y 1V the shaft 29. A spring 38 between the pinion 34 and the disc 36 presses on the disc 35. The gear wheel 31 can slip between the discs 35 and 36 when the drum is being set, yet there is su'icient friction for the clock mechanism to rotate the drum to non-parking position. The pinion 34 is engaged by a gear segment 39 on a shaft 48 for the purpose of setting the drum 33 to indicate parking time. In mesh with the gear l31 is a pinion 46 fixed on the upper end of a shaft 4I reversing the rotation of the drum to nonparking position after it is set. This pinion and shaft form part of the clock mechanism generally indicated by the numeral 42. On top of the table or part 22 is a holding mechanism comprising a ratchet wheel 43 and a pawl 44. This wheel and pawl serve as a holding mechanism when the clock spring is being wound. The pawl is held in engagement with the rachet wheel by means of a spring 45. In the table is an assembly hole 46 about the size of a half-dollar adjacent which is a bracket 41 serving as a bearing for the upper end of the shaft 48, which extends through the hole 46 and is supported by bearing at its lower end in the bottom 49 cf the frame 2i.

The clock is wound by means of a vertically disposed winding shaft 56 which has rigidly attached to its upper end the rachet wheel 43 held against reverse movement by means of the pawl 44. To this winding shaft 56 is attached one end of a clock actuating spring forming part of the clock mechanism indicated by the numeral 42. On the lower end of the shaft 50 is a bushing 50 rigidly attached thereto by any suitable means. This bushing 59 rests in a bearing provided therefor in a horizontal part l' of the frame structure. Immediately above the bushing 56 and loosely mounted upon the shaft 50 is a winding pinion 58 engaged by a gear segment 6| rigidly mounted upon an outside selector or pressure arm 69 when the pressure arm is moved backward. Arm 66 is pivotally supported at one end by a vertical shaft 59 carried by the frame 2|. Fixed to the pinion 58 is a ratchet or rosette wheel 51 also loosely mounted upon the shaft 5D immediately above the pinion 58. Secured to the shaft 52| immediately above the ratchet wheel 51 is an arm 5! which has pivotally mounted thereon a pawl 52 for engaging the teeth of the ratchet wheel 51, whereby the movement of arm 60 will cause the shaft 50 to rotate. A projection 53 on the pawl 52 extends at first upwardly then downwardly away from the pawl 52. This projection 53 fits between two pawl releasing prongs 54 formed at the outer ends of an arm 56 mounted on the lower end of the hollow operating shaft 55, which is attached to the other end of the clock actuating spring. The shaft surrounds the finding shaft 53 and is supported on the winding shaft 59 immediately above the arm 5I The pinion 58 and the wheel 51 are operated to wind the clock by the gear -segment 6I on the arm Si). When the end of projection 53 engages a prong 54 due to the relative rotation of the shafts 59 and 55 the pawl 52 is raised free of the ratchet wheel 51, thereby preventing further winding of the clock. When the clock is run down the projection 53 is out of engagement with the prongs 54 so the pawl 52 will engage the ratchet wheel 51.

The pressure arm 6E) extends out of the case through space provided therefor in one edge of a trough 63. The outer end of the pressure arm is bent toward the front of the case as indicated by numeral 62. This part 62 is shaped on its outer face to conform to the shape of the case which has the indentation or trough 63 which is approximately one inch in depth and open. at its rear end. Moveable in this trough is a. head or thumb piece 63 which extends inwardly from the part 62 and has therein a slot 64 which forms by its diameter and thickness an outside or exterior coin selector. The coin is held in the slot 64 by the bottom of the trough until the coin reaches the open end 62' of the trough when the coin will fall into the inside coin selector. In order to protect the head and the associate parts thereof the case immediately above the trough is provided with an overhanging projection 65, which will protect the outside moving parts from the accumulation of snow, ice and other mattei'.

The head part in which the slot 64 is located serves as a thumb piece whereby the arm 60 is operated.

On the upper edge of the selector' or pressure arm 60 is a projection 66, the purpose of which will be later described. On the vertical shaft 5 9 is pivoted at one end an inside selector or operating arm 61. This arm, shown in Figures 5 and 6 of the drawings, has on its front face on the support 68 a pivoted latch 69 provided with a hook 69 for engagement with the selector or pressure arm 59, so that when the arm B0 is moved back by pressure on the head 63 the inside selector or operating arm 61 is moved with it. On the latch 59 is a spring member 10 for engagement with the shaft of the balance wheel 1I for starting the clock and a cam member 1I for engagement with a cam projection 12 on a cross trigger 13 pivoted at one end to one side of the frame as indicated by the numeral 14 on Figures 3 and 4. The engagement of this cam member 1i' with the cam projection 1E will on the backward movement of arm 61 raise the trigger 13 and will on the forward movement of the arm 51 raise latch 69 to start the clock and release the hook 69' from the pressure arm 69. The other end of this cross trigger moves up and down adjacent the side of the frame opposite its pivot. In the position shown in Figures 3 and 4 the latch hook 69 engages the outside selector or pressure arm 66 and the parts are in their initial or inoperative position, but when the arm 56 is moved back it carries with it the arm 61.

When the pressure arm and the operating arm are moved back the cam 1I on the latch 69 will travel under the cam projection 12 of the trigger 13 and raise the trigger 13 slightly, but before the pressure arm and the operating arm have reached the limit of their backward movements the cam 1|' travels beyond the cam projection so that the trigger 13 will drop to its position of rest on arm 60. When the thumb is released from the head or thumb piece 63, the selector or pressure arm and the operating arm start on their forward movements due rst to the operation of a spring 14 connected at one end to a post 15 on the arm 60 and at its other end to the frame at 14a. In their forward movements the cam 1|' will ride over the projection 12, thereby raising the latch 69 and the spring 10 thereon whereby the spring 16 will engage the shaft of the balance wheel of the clock. This raising of the latch 69 also releases the latch hook 69' from the pressure arm 60 so that the two arms can move forward thereafter independent of each other, one under the force of spring 14 and the other under the force of spring 16. The spring 16 is attached at one end to a post 11 on the frame and at its other end to one end of a 'spring control arm 18 which is pivotedA at its other end on a shaft on the bottomof the frame. On the spring control arm 18'adjacent theV spring 16 is a projection 80 which is engaged by a hook 8| on the arm 61.Y The springV 16, the control arm 18, the projection 80 and the-hook 8| are the instrumentalities for bringing the arm 81 back to its initial position. After the two arms have been separated by the release of the *hookV 69', the projection 12 on the trigger 13 will engage the projection 86 on the arm 60 so that the arm 60 will be held still Whilethe arm 61 will move back to its initial position. As the arm Y61` further moves toV its initial position after the release of the hook 68 it will engage a cam 13 on the under surface of the trigger 13 soth'at the trigger 13 is again raised and thereby released from the projection 63 so that the arm 60 is free to completeits forward movement and free to assume itsV initial position after whichV the Vhook 69' will again engage the arm 69.

The operating-arm 61 has a lateral extension 82 Vfrom which there is Aan extension 83 that extends substantially in the direction of the main body of the operating arm 81. This extension 83 is one part of a chute that forms an interior coin selector. This extension 83 has therein a round opening 84 for the purpose of discharging slugs extension 83 a coin' chute in which are the coin selecting projections 86 and 81. On theinner face of the plate 93 are two projections 91 andV 98. One of these projections (projection 91) is opposite the slot 88 and between the projections .88.' The other projection is` on the Vlower endof the plate 93 at a point indicated 'by the numeral 98, vand between the two projections |l1ronthe extension 83. When the plate 93 is adjacent to and parallel with the extension V83 the space Vbetween a vertical line through the ends of theV projections 86 and 98 and a similar line throughV the ends of the projections 91 'and 981s less thanV the-thickness ofthe coins Vused andthe distance. between the projections 81 is less than the di-V Y ameter of apenny.. The plate 93 is provided with 1 a slot 99 which is in alignment with the slot 88` e.. 'Y

of the extension 83. This plate is valsoprovided with a slot |00 which aligns with the slotv 90.

Extending from the outside face of the plate 93 is a small trip arm |0| adapted to engage a cam extension |02 ofa pivoted arm |03. See Figure 3.

' This arm |03 is pivoted to one sideV of the frame and other unusable coins and discs( This openf These projections 81 serve as penny coin selecting instrumentalities. In the extension 83 between therprojections 86 is 'a slot 88 which extends across the elbow formed by the meeting fof the Y parts 82 and 83 and throughwhich a nickel setter'arm passes. Between theV projections 81 is a slot 88 similar to slot 88 and similarly Y order toavoid engagement of the projection 99 positioned with relation to the part 83 and through which the penny-setter arm |09-passes. The part 82 adjacentthe opem'ngr84 has a slot 90 which extends from the part 83 to the main body of the operating arm 01 and through which a slug removing arm |25 will extend.v VIn the extension 83 adjacent the outer edge thereof, are two slots 9| adapted to receive projections 92 on a-selector plate93 shown in Figures 7, Sand 14. .TheseV projections 92 are in the slots 9|,jand the plate 93 is thereby pivotally supported. on the extension 83 so that it may swing awayV from the extension 83for releasing coins. For the purpose of holding the plate 93 againstthe extension 83, a spring 94, as partly shown in dotted li-nes onr Figure 4,

is used. This spring is substantially V-shaped and. is Vsupported onthe extension 83 by passing through a hole 95. The outer arm of this spring 94 engages the outer; surface of the plate 93 while its inner Varm Vengages the extension 82 and is held by friction ortheend may rest in a depression lprovided therefor/The plate 93 is' somewhat in the shape of Yatrough, one edge of which has the projections SZthereon; the

, other edgeof the plate 93 forming a Dart of the trough structure is indicated by the numeral 96, and engages the surface of the extension 83 adjacent the extension 82 and the face of the extension 82 so that this plate 93 forms with theA and supported to have a limited amount of pivotal movement. Y The outer upper surface of the extension |0| is cam shaped so that as it moves forward or outward, it will engage, pass under and raise the arm |03 and the end of extension |0| is camV shaped so that when it is moved in the opposite or inward direction, it will engage. the cam extension 02 of the arm |03 so that the plate V93 is moved away fromthe extension` 83. When the plate 93 is moved away from the extensionY 83 the projection 99' is so positioned that it can pass a free time. lever 2 without being in Contact therewith.` See Figure 3. In

with the setterV arm ||2 as the plate 93 moves backward the end of the extension |0| will en' gage the cam extension |02 to swing the plate 93 so that the projection 99' will pass clear of s the setter arm I2. On reverse or forward move- Y ment of Vthe plate 93 and the parts associated therewith after the extension |0| has passed be-VK yond the cam extension |02 of the arm |03, the' projection 99' will-engagethe setter army ||2 and rotate the shaft 48 suiiicient to rotate'the drum to indicate five minutes free parkingtime. In a coin receiving chute |04'below the selecting chute in its forward position is an observing holek orA opening |05. Across the coin receiving chute vat the lower edge of the 'opening |05 isa slot `|06 adapted to receive the end |01 of an arm A|08 which is attached to a lower penny setter arm |09. Whenever the end |01 is in the slot |06 the coin in the coin receiving chute lis held therein,

but when another coin is in a position to 4be dis- Y charged into the coin receiving chute, the lowery end of this arm is removed by the coin engaging either arm |09 or arm` I `so that the coin in the Y, Y'

coin receiving-chute is discharged into a coin receiving box such as lthatfshown in Figures 416 and 17. The penny setter-arm |09 isl located on the lower end of thetube or cylinder I|0 that is supported upon the lower end of the shaft'48 Y and ontheupperend of this tube or cylinder ||0 Y is the Ynickel setter arm adapted to pass Aspring through the not as and the slot' es. fastened atone end to the frame'andat another end to a projection on the 'arm' I tends to rotate the tube H0 so that the arm |08 and the en d |01are so positioned that the end |01 will hold a coinin the chute |04. VAndimmediately above-the arm rigidly attached tothe-i v shaft 48 is the free time setter arm ||2. On the asoasse lower end of the shaft 48 just below the tube or cylinder H is a sleeve H3 which has thereon a stop ||4 adapted to be engaged by a lug or projection H on the lower end of the tube or cylinder H0. See Figures 3 and 4. Extending rearwardly from the plate 93 is an arm I6 which has its outer end bent as shown at H1 of Figure '1.

The lower end of the frame has cast therewith a slug chute H8. To one side of this slug chute is attached the coin receiving chute |04. To the upper edge of this slug chute and opposite the coin receiving chute is a standard member H9 shown in Figures 18 and 19. This standard or plate I9 is attached to the bottom of the frame at one side of the slug chute in any suitable manner, preferably by soldering or welding. This plate has extending therefrom in the direction of the extension 83 a slug remover arm |20 which has extending upwardly therefrom a projection |2| adapted to be engaged by the end H1 of the arm H5 for the purpose of swinging the plate 93 away from the extension 83 so that a coin held between the two will drop into the coin receiving chute |04 directly beneath it when the arm 61 has returned to its forward or initial position. Extending upwardly from the standard H9 and slightly toward the extension 83, is a coin guide arm or plate |22 which is behind opening 84 in extension 83. Pvoted at |23 on the standard H9 is an arm |24 which has at one end a slug removing arm |25 and at its other end 'a fork member |25 adapted to t around the sleeve H3. See Figure 18. These prongs are provided with a shoulder |26' adapted on rotation of a sleeve H3 to be engaged by a pin |21 for rocking the arm and thereby moving the arm |25 toward or away from the arm |20 mounted upon the standard H9 to permit slugs to drop through.

Extending longitudinally from the operating arm 61 is an arm |29 which has extending at right angles therefrom a slug removing finger |29', which is located adjacent the arm |20 and substantially parallel therewith, slightly above the upper surface of said arm |20, and pushes washers or slugs off arms and |25 as the arm 61 is moved forward.

For the purpose of stabilizing, equalizing and retarding the movements of the arms and particularly for the purpose of avoiding a sudden return of the arms, there is provided a dash pot |30 which is formed integral with table 22. This dash pot is cylindrical in shape and forms a cylinder in which there is a reciprocating plunger or piston |3| to which one end of a piston rod |32 is attached. The other end of this piston rod is pivotally connected to an arm |33 rigidly attached in any suitable manner to the extension 82 of the operating arm 61. In order that the piston may have a free inward movement, there is provided at one end of the cylinder, a ball valve |34 which is adapted to close an outlet opening |35. This ball is prevented from removal from its seat by means of one of the feet 24 which extends slightly over the space pro-V vided for the ball. One end of the dash pot or cylinder is open, while the other is closed and the ball escape valve is located adjacent the closed end. There is suiiicient clearance between the piston and the walls of the cylinder that air can escape past the piston.

In Figures 16 and 1'1, there is shown a rectangular coin box adapted to be supported on and by the closure 5. The body |36 of this coin boxhas extending from the upper end thereof. and at one side the latch member 9' adapted to engage and cooperate with the latch member 9 located on the closure for holding the 'c'oin box' in position on the closure. The bottom |31 is pivotally supported in the lower end of the box by means of a hinge |33. The edge of thev bottom frictionally engages the side of the box so that it is held in closed position. This bottom is also held in position by means of a tongue or spring like projection |39 extending downwardly from a rectangular ledge member |40 at the lower end of the box. This tongue extends through a slot in the bottom. The top of the box adjacent one corner is provided with an opening |4| for receiving coins. Immediately beneath this opening is a chute which has a downwardly inclined bottom member |43 and two side members. One side member |42 is formed by one side of the box and the other side member |44 extends downwardly from the top of the box to the edge of the chute and between two oppositely disposed sides of the box.

The bottom of this chute stops short of one` side at its lower end so that an. opening |45 is provided for coins to pass through into the main body of the box. In order to prevent the coins from being removed from the box through the opening |45, there is pivoted to the lower surface of the bottom of the chute trap members |46.

The present invention is particularly well `adapted for use as parking meters, and for that purpose it may be used for free time parking. penny time parking and nickel time parking. For the free time parking, the' arms 60 and 61 are operated without the insertion of a coin. For penny parking, a penny is inserted into the slot 64 in the head 63 after which the arms 60 and 61 are pressed from their initial positions to the other end of the trough 53. For parking a longer period of time, such as one hour, a nickel is placed into said slot and the arms are similarly pushed. In each of these operations, the indicator cylinder is rotated so that diierent nu' merals are disclosed through la window in the head.

The head or thumb piece 63 is pressed to its rearmost position and released, after which it returns back to its original position, as shown in Figure 4. This rearward thrust carries cam |0| along cam surface |02, keeping coin door or plate 93 in anv open position, which causes free time setting point 93 to pass in the clear aroundfree time setter arm H2. Upon releasing the thumbA or finger from pressure arm head S3, spring 14 causes pressure arm 69 to return to initial position. Control arm spring 1B through control arm 13, projection and hook` 8| causes operating arm 61 to move likewise. In this movement, free time setter point 99 engages free time setter arm H2 rotating shaft 48, in turn gear segment 39, gear 34 and dial assembly. It is obvious that the position of free time setter arm H2 can give any required turn to the dial. This motion of setting the dial or drum is possible through the slip clutch and spring 38. The rearward thrust of the head above described also winds the clock. The backward movement of the headY 63 causes the arm 60 and the segment 6| to move. The segment 6| in engagement with the pinion 58 causes the ratchet 51 to rotate from right to left (Figure 3) and when this ratchet is engaged by the pawl 52 the shaft 50 is rotated whereby the clock is wound. The winding operation continues until the drum for penny parking time.

the arm 54 engages theprojection 5V3-of Vthe `pawl 52,: whereby the pawl 52 is released from the ratchet teeth of the ratchet wheel 51. When this is done the furtherrotation of the ratchet Vwheel 51 will not wind the clock.

' The movementV of the arms is moreV smoothly performed due tothe action of the dash pot on theoperating arm 61. After the two .armshave returned Y to their initial positions, the clock mechanism 42 through gear 40 moves the dial in a timing motion. Y

. thev extension 83 and the plate 93 to the lower points of theinside coin selector and is caught by the lower points $1 and 98'in the inside selector Which is held and moved by operating arm 61. Pennies will pass by the points 86 because they are vspaced too far apart to catch pennies.

caughtgbythepointsl and Siand held ina position acrossV the slot; 891150 that as the. extension 83pmoves forward'the pennyA will engage the arm |'09ior rotating` the shaft 48 to set The coin mustiall behind'andis stopped back of the penny setting arm |09 Aand the return motion caused by the springs 14 and 16 above described turns the sleeve and lug ||5 which engages stop ||4 on collar ||3 which is attached to shaft 48;A This action sets lthevdial above described forpenny parking period.

It is obviousthat Vthe dialcan be set to any position determined by the arm. After this setting. action takes place, the dial moves by means Vof the clock'in a timing motion.

. The-larger, nickel coin is placed in slot 64 Y The pennies having 4passed .pointsV 8B Vwill vbe Y in head63, the hand pushes head 63 backwardly asV above described. At the end of the thrust,`

the nickel coin drops into the inside selector j and is caught by points 8S and 91 behind arm The coin beingmoved` forward by; the action of Athe operating arm and spring engages and moves nickel setting arm which turns sleeve ||0 and shaft 48, setting thedial as above n 'for starting the clock and means operated byY described for ve cent parking'period. Any desired movement of the dial may be obtained for the above described three sets by having theV three setter arms |00,A and ||2 in different angular-positions withrelation to each other.

Should a person inserta slug of slightly less diameter and thickness than the coin, the slug will fall through at the end of the insertion and be caught on the slug remover arms |725 Vand |20. As the operating Yarm 61 moves toward initial position, the slug remover arm |29 Ypushes the slug oi the slug catcher arms and the slugA passi-by inside selectoripoints V8S because the diameter of these'being less than the distance between said `points 'icannotbeheld. against point 91.'. The dime:l or small Vchip 'willthen pass through nickel catcher pointsand likewise through the penny points 8,1.

Should a person after having'insertedV a nickel Y coin,.which obviously should cause the largest setting movement of the `dialirisert a penny, the penny will fall through the nickel Vselector points 86 andbe `caught by the slug remover arms due to the fact that'a vcam action onr slugV remover arm |25 has closed'the ygap between this arm and the other slug removerarm |20, thusY the penny is removed the same as any slug.

The coin inserted after having set thedialVV as above described is caused to Vfall at the ,end of thesetting motion' ofoperatingkv arm E1due tothe vcoin chute beingropen.Vv This coin will fall into .coin Vchute |04 and is held inlfront of the display window by means of arm |01. The free time motion above described has no Y effect on this arm |01; y The insertion of Vanother coin willV move arm f |01 because it :is attached to the penny setting arm which is likewise rigidly'attached Vto'sleeve |I0 and nickel arm III. This'rmovement allows i the coinin the' display window or coin chuteV to fall :into theV coin box this` action` taking 1 Vcoin selecting means and the vclock whereby 'the clock may be wound., at second coin selecting means adapted to receive the coin from the fir-st Vnamed selecting means and means operated byV Vthe coin deposited in thesecond,named'selecting means for setting the indicator means'. f e :2. In a vending machine, an indicating means comprising lan indicator and la clock for driving 'saidmeans la ,moveable coin f selecting .means,.

means connecting said; selecting means .v to ,the clock for Winding it, 'a second coin selecting meansV yadapted to receive coins from theyrstselecting meansmeans on the second coinselecting meansA the second named coin selecting means for setting the indicator.V Y A 3. In a vending machine, acasing having there- Y in a trough-like depression and an opening into Athe ca-se'lat the end ofthe depression, an arm against points 86. Thus the slug or Washer falls through to slug catcher points and falls through as above described. Y

Should a person insert a slug or chip, smaller than a penny or a dime, for instance, these will pivotallyfm-ounted in the casing and having ka -coin selecting head in said trough, a second coin selector mounted in said case adapted toreceive a coin from -the rst `named coin 'selector and an indicator mechanism operated byjfthe coin on the movement of the second `named coin selector, said trough serving to prevent the coin from Vpassing from the first coin selector into the second coin selec-tor'until the two coin seleotqrshave a denite Vfixed position Withrelation to the indicator mechanism. 1 f

4. Ina metering device, a case having therein -a depression, said depression having Iat one end a passageway-into the case, an arm pivoted at one end in Vsaid case and hav-ing on its other,

end a head with a coin receiving slot therein, said head being adapted to movein the trough and limited in-its movement by rthe length of said trough, clock mechanism adapted to bel wound by said arm, a second arm pivotally mounted `at one end in said case and having on its other end a coin selecting means, means attaching the last named arm to the rst named arm whereby the coin selecting means will move in unison from one end of the said trough to another, means to disengage said arms at the end of their movement and means operated in the process oi disconnecting the two arms for starting the clock, said trough and said coin selector being so constructed that the coin will pass from the first coin selector to the second coin selector at the inner end of said trough.

5. In a metering device, a frame, an arm pivoted at one end to said frame and having at its other end coin selecting mean-s, said coin selecting means comprising -a plate integral with said arm and a second plate pivotally att-ached to the rst named plate and moveable with relation thereto, means to move said second named plate with relation to the rst named plate, the rst named plate having a plurality of projections for trapping and holding coins, the second named pivotal plate having a plurality ci projections cooperating with the i-irst named projection for holding coins and means to cause said plates to be operated to discharge the coin.

6. In a metering device, an indicator, a shaft for operating said indicator, va moveable coin selecting means and means on the shaft engaged directly by and operated by the coin in the coin selecting means as the coin selecting means moves for rotating the shaft whereby the indicator may be set.

7. In a metering device, an indicator having a plurality of positions, means for setting the indicator, a coin selector having means thereon for selecting out yone of a plurality of coins and means operated by said one of a plurality of coins in the coin selector for operating the indicator setting means whereby the indicator may be set at one of the plurality of positions.

8. In a vending machine, a pressure arm having therein a coin receiving slot, a selector arm having thereon a coin selecting means adapted to receive the coin from the slot, each arm having a forward and a rearward position, means to prevent the coin from passing from the slot to the selecting means until the arms are in their rearward positions, lock means t-o cause said arms to move together while the arms are moved from their forward positions to their rearward positions, means to cause both arms to move to their forward positions and means to release said lock means substantially upon the arms attaining their rearward positions whereby the two arms will move to their forward positions independently of each other and whereby any inadvertent movement of the pressure arm will not interfere with the movement of the selector arm and the action oi the coin selecting means thereon.

9. In a vending machine, an indicating means, a clock for driving said means, a pressure arm having therein a coin receiving slot, a selector arm having thereon a coin selecting means adapted to receive the coin from the slot, each arm having a forward and a rearward position, means whereby the coin will pass from the slot to the selecting means when the arms are in their rearward positions, lock means to cause said arms to move together while the arms are moved from their forward positions to their rearward positions, means to cause both arms to move to their forward positions, means to release said lock means substantially upon the arms attaining their rearward positions whereby'the "two arms will move to their forward positions independent of each other andwhereb-y any inadvertent movement of the pressure arm will not interfere with the movement of the selector arm and the action of the coin selecting means thereon, means operated by the rearward movement of the pressure arm for winding the clock, and means operated by the selector arm to set the indicating means.

1D. In a vending machine, an indicating means, a clock for driving said means, a pressure arm having therein a coin receiving slot, a selector arm having thereon a coin selecting means, each arm having a forward and a rearward position, means whereby the coin will pass from the slot to the selecting means when the arms are in their rearward positions, lock means to cause said arms to move together while the arms are moved from their forward to their rearward positions, means to cause both arms to move to their forward positions, means to release said lock means substantially upon the arms attaining their rearward positions whereby the two arms will move to the forward positions independent of each other and whereby any inadvertent movement of the pressure arm will not interfere with the movement ofthe selector arm and the action of the coin selecting means thereon, means on said lock means to start the clock upon the release of the lock means, means on the pressure arm for winding said clock and means operated by a coin in the selecting means for setting the indicating means as the selector arm moves from its rearward position to its forward position.

11. In a vending machine, an indicating means, a clock for driving said means, a coin receivingA member, a coin selecting member adapted to receive the coin from the receiving member, lock means to connect said members whereby theyy will move together, release means to release said lock means, means on the lock means as it isreleased to start the movement of the clock, means operated by the receiving member to wind. the clock, and means on the selecting member for setting the indicating means, said release means acting to release said receiving member from said selecting member after the coin has'` passed from the receiving member to the selecting member whereby the selecting member can move free from any interference by further movement of the receiving member.

12. In a vending machine, a pressure member having therein a coin receiving slot, a selecto-r member having thereon a coin selecting means adapted to receive the coin from the slot, each member having a forward and a rearward position, means to prevent the coin from passing from the slot to the selecting means until said members are in their rearward positions, lock means to cause said members to move together while said members are moved from their forward positions to their rearward positions, means to cause both members to move to their forward positions and means to release said lock means substantially upon the members attaining their rearward positions so that the two members will move to their forward positions independent of each other and whereby any inadvertent movement of the pressure member will not interfere with the movement of the selector member and the action of .the coin selecting means.

13. In a vending machine, an indicating means,

a clock lfordriving' said'means, a pressure 'mem-i berphaving therein a 'coin receiving slot; a selector memberhaving thereon a coin selecting means,Y each member having a forward and.V a rearward` position, means whereby the coin will passrfrom'the slot to the selecting means when the members are in their rearward positions,lock meansV to cause said members to move together while said members are moved from their Vfor-VV ward positions to their rearward positions,rmeans to cause both members'to move to theirgforward positions, means to'relea'se said lock means substantially uponY themembers attaining their rear- Y Y ward positions so that the two members will move to -their forward positions independent of each other Yand wherebyy any inadvertentgmovement of the pressureV memberwill not interfere with themovement of the selector member andthe action of the coin selecting means thereon, means operated by therlock means on its being Vreleased to start said clock, means operated by the rear-V ward movement ofv the pressure member for 'windingvthe c1o'ck,fand means operated by the selector-member as it moves forward to set the indicating means. 1

' 14.V In a vending machine, an indicating means,

Y Va clock for driving said` means, l'a coin selecting vn'ieans adaptedto receive coins,- means to wind the clock, said third named means having a connection with the coinselectingfmeans whereby the coin :selecting meansmoves Vfrom aforward Y position to a rearward Vposition as the `clock is wound, means toy move lthe coin selecting means from a rearward position toaV forward position,

means Yto break said connection `and startthe f clock atY the end ofthe'winding operation, and

of the clock, saidV third named means `having a connection'with the coin selecting mean'swher'eby the `coin selecting means moves from alforward position to Ia rearward position as the clockV is Wound; means to'move the coin selector means V- fromY arearward position to a forward position,

means to break said connection and' start the;

clock at the end of the'winding operation, and means operated by the selecting meansv as it moves' forward from its rearward position for setting the indicating means. i

CARL F. lsIsK. Y JOHN B. MoR'roN, JR. 

